Main Entry:

equi·dis·tant

Pronunciation:

\ˌē-kwə-ˈdis-tənt, ˌe-\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin aequidistant-, aequidistans, from Latin aequi- + distant-, distans, present participle of distare to stand apart — more at distant

Date:

1556

1 : equally distant <a location equidistant from two major cities> 2 : representing map distances true to scale in all directions

— equi·dis·tant·ly adverb